My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 183

“But I heard Lee Don-jung did a lot of lobbying?”

“That’s right. But considering Lee Don-jung’s value, that lobbying is meaningless, at least in this case.”

“Yes? Why is that?”

“Woo Jin-sung isn’t saying who the culprit is.”

In other words, the police can’t identify the suspect. But if Lee Don-jung approaches politicians and powerful figures to cover up this case, how will they react?

“They’ll assume Lee Don-jung is the culprit. But, you know, regardless of Lee Don-jung’s lobbying, his value isn’t that high.”

To those in power, Lee Don-jung is just a cash cow that gives bribes readily.

Moreover, this case is a murder, and a murder of a famous celebrity. If they try to cover this up and get caught, they could be implicated as accomplices in the worst-case scenario.

At the very least, they’ll definitely lose their power.

“In terms of value judgment, it’s hard for Lee Don-jung to be seen as having high value.”

If it were an ordinary person, not a celebrity, it might be different, but it’s Woo Joo-hye. Trying to kill a popular celebrity will cause a huge uproar.

“It’s the same with reporters.”

It might be different for a large corporation. There are actually many cases where large corporations are suspected of killing people, but most of them are covered up.

However, a mere IT company, especially one that earns profits through illegal activities, cannot cover up a case by lobbying reporters.

“Furthermore, this is a press conference. And the entertainment industry is known for its fast rumors.”

No matter how much the company tries to keep it quiet, rumors will spread that Lee Don-jung is Woo Joo-hye’s stalker. Naturally, they’ll have no choice but to take a strong stance against Next World.

Of course, the web hard industry [online file storage] is a minus to the entertainment industry from the start; it can’t be a plus.

This is virtually a conflict between Next World and the entertainment industry.

Of course, Next World will try to cover up the case by any means possible. Perhaps if only one media outlet had latched onto it as an exclusive or scoop, they might have been able to cover it up.

But it’s a press conference, and entertainment reporters are swarming.

Next World only knows social affairs reporters; they don’t know entertainment reporters.

No matter how much Next World tries, they can’t cover it up.

“Uncontrollable variables tend to severely shake the culprit.”

Park Do-joon stared blankly at the TV.

-Can you tell us who the culprit is, then?

-I can’t do that. We can’t rule out the possibility of a simple accident.

-Then doesn’t holding a press conference make no sense?

-The data based on anonymous tips is so reliable that I’m almost certain.

“…And this puts Joo Dong-kyung in a corner.”

Park Do-joon’s eyes flashed.

“Mr. Joo Dong-kyung, are you kidding me? You can’t say where you were going, you can’t say why you were there. Do you think it’s all over just by saying it was simply drowsy driving?”

No matter how hard Joo Dong-kyung tries, he can’t ignore the police summons. Moreover, because the vehicle was so much larger, the person involved suffered almost no damage, so he had no choice but to come to the police station.

And Kim Chan-beom tore into him, baring his teeth.

‘This is an opportunity.’

When they first started investigating this, everyone laughed, saying it was nothing and that a traffic accident couldn’t be attempted murder. But after Woo Jin-sung held a press conference, the atmosphere changed.

However, they couldn’t take the case away because their performance was at stake. Of course, if it were attempted murder, it should be transferred to the violent crimes unit, not the traffic investigation unit.

But for some reason, the higher-ups were still not transferring it to the violent crimes unit.

Next World had the ability to delay the transfer of the case as much as possible, even if they couldn’t silence the reporters.

But even that won’t last long. Woo Jin-sung is already baring his teeth about this issue, and the fact that it’s being left in the traffic accident investigation unit means they’re trying to cover up the case, so it will eventually have to be transferred to the violent crimes unit.

‘I have to get something out of him before that happens.’

If he builds up a solid record, it’s his chance to get out of here.

“Just… a personal appointment…”

“So what kind of appointment is it! What truck driver goes to a personal appointment in a concrete mixer truck? I’ve been in the traffic investigation unit for years! Do you think I’m stupid?”

“…”

Kim Chan-beom spoke as if he was cornering him. Joo Dong-kyung shrank back more and more at those words. The lawyer next to him spoke as if to protect him.

“It’s up to the vehicle owner.”

“Of course. But considering the gas money that goes into it, I don’t think they’d want to do that, would they?”

“What do you mean?”

“Your client hasn’t worked for almost two months. No, he couldn’t.”

Kim Chan-beom showed something with a sneer. The lawyer’s face turned pale as he received it.

“This is a record of drunk driving two months ago.”

Two months ago, Joo Dong-kyung drove while intoxicated. He thought he was just having a drink, but that drink was two bottles of soju [Korean distilled beverage].

He drank without worry because the police usually don’t crack down during the day.

But the police raided that day.

When he was caught, he was naturally found to be drunk during the breathalyzer test. Unless the police are crazy, they won’t let a drunk driver get behind the wheel.

Joo Dong-kyung cried out that he had to remove the concrete, but that was none of the police’s business. It was his own fault.

Even a small car is dangerous if you drive drunk. But a driver of a tens-of-tons concrete mixer truck is driving drunk.

Naturally, they confiscated the keys on the spot so he couldn’t drive. It would have been nice if they had called a tow truck, but it’s rare to find a vehicle that can tow such a large truck.

He filed an administrative lawsuit, saying it was a livelihood-related driver’s license, and somehow managed to prevent the license from being revoked. In fact, even if you drive drunk, if it’s for livelihood and there’s no history of habitual offenses, they may waive the suspension or revocation.

The problem is that the concrete hardened inside the vehicle. Of course, the vehicle couldn’t be driven during that period.

“Do you think there’s someone who suddenly needs a truck with concrete that’s been left for two months and hardened?”

“Umm…!”

To repair and use the concrete mixer truck, the entire tank in the vehicle has to be replaced, and the money that goes into it is not cheap, and the life of the vehicle is ambiguous, so it may be better to buy a new one than to repair it.

But the problem is that he doesn’t have money. Just because he avoided the revocation of his driver’s license doesn’t mean the fine is waived, so the money he had went out as a fine. In addition, there was money that went out as attorney’s fees while proceeding with the lawsuit to protect his license, so there was no minimum down payment to proceed with the installment.

“But why are you taking out such a car?”

“Just… it’s my choice.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Kim Chan-beom looked at Joo Dong-kyung as if he was dumbfounded. It’s a strange situation no matter how you look at it. But it’s unconditionally a traffic accident.

“Whatever vehicle the driver drives is the driver’s choice.”

In the end, the lawyer had no choice but to protect Joo Dong-kyung with such obvious words. Even he thinks it doesn’t make sense in many ways, but that’s all he can do.

But all of this is circumstantial evidence.

It’s rare for murder to be recognized with only circumstantial evidence, so he had no choice but to believe it.

‘This bastard really…’

Kim Chan-beom was burning up inside. In fact, he expected that he wouldn’t admit it. If he admitted it here, the case would be easier, but he knew from his experience as a police officer that it was already gone from the moment he came with a lawyer.

Most of the guys who hire lawyers come to defend… no, to make excuses.

‘That’s what he told me to say in that case.’

Of course, Kim Chan-beom had already heard the situation from Park Do-joon and had already heard the countermeasures. Of course, he can’t tell the lawyer to leave.

But he can confuse them.

“But, Mr. Lawyer, do you also handle civil cases?”

The lawyer shook his head at Kim Chan-beom’s words.

“No, I only handle criminal cases.”

“Is that so? Then avoid civil cases. I can’t see the answer.”

“What? What do you mean?”

Joo Dong-kyung, who didn’t know what was going on, asked back at those words. And his face became confused at the next words.

“If you go to civil court, the compensation will be in the tens of billions of won [equivalent to millions of USD], right?”

“Wh-what?”

“Of course, it’s Woo Joo-hye, not someone else.”

Kim Chan-beom shrugged his shoulders. He spoke quietly to the two as if he was telling a secret. It was a different behavior than before, but the two didn’t even know the difference because of the shocking words.

“I heard that Woo Joo-hye’s face was smashed. They say it’s impossible to make a comeback.”

“Is that… so?”

The lawyer had no choice but to admit it at those words. He doesn’t know the details, but it’s likely that the vehicle was crushed flat.

“But Woo Joo-hye made 12 billion won last year, 12 billion won. It was growing. I don’t know how much more she can earn in the future. They say they’re going to sue with that?”

Joo Dong-kyung’s face turned pale at those words.

“Sue?”

“Yes, there’s no way to pay that back, right?”

And Joo Dong-kyung’s face turned pale when he heard those words, and the lawyer could only smile bitterly.

# Tools are stupid

“Joo Dong-kyung probably isn’t very smart. Lee Don-jung wouldn’t use a smart person as a scapegoat. No, a smart person wouldn’t have volunteered to be a scapegoat in the first place.”

“I guess so. People who are used as tools in this way aren’t very intelligent.”

“That’s right. Looking at Joo Dong-kyung’s purpose, it’s clear that he’s aiming for a comeback.”

After investigating Joo Dong-kyung and finding out why he couldn’t protect his car, Park Do-joon was able to clearly understand the current situation.

Joo Dong-kyung is in danger of losing his car due to his stupid actions.

“A person who drives a truck is driving drunk.”

Moreover, he drank alcohol on the day he was going to work and driving a concrete mixer truck.

“Feeling a sense of crisis is also intelligence.”

In fact, drunk driving is common among professional drivers. They drink and drive, taking advantage of the fact that the police don’t crack down during the day.

It’s no secret that taxi drivers drink a bottle of soju for lunch, and even bus drivers carry soju in their cars and drink it, getting caught by passengers and reported.

“Those people don’t have basic intelligence.”

It’s not just a sense of complacency that ‘nothing will happen,’ but they do this when they don’t understand their work at all.

Even a person who makes a living by driving. In fact, if you’re caught drunk driving and your livelihood is at stake, they’ll waive the license revocation or suspension, but surprisingly, many people who have been exempted in that way get caught again.

Because they have low intelligence, they learn that they’ll be forgiven if they say their livelihood is at stake, rather than learning that they shouldn’t drive drunk.

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